Infant&#39;s folding toilet seat



w, c. BAXTER INFANT Aug. 21, 1945.

S FOLDING TOILET.SEAT

Filed Nov. 25, 1944 4 EToR. 'arkr Patented Aug. 21, 1945 passasse like. sans ble `ryl Itochester,` Y.; assigner to and lFurniture", Inc., liqifatonfof Negw .Yjorlt` This inventionlrelates" to an.infants. toilet-lseat` 0f the genefl WPG" adapted-whe supporteafem a adult's' toilet Seat, wmprismglesaminata@ and side arms, 1 andinas fcmits01u-@0134,pmmdeaL simple,- eicient` andi practical locking means forl 5 w holding? the back? inl upriglflt4 positonf ecurefl against accidentali'displacement.i f f l More par'ticularly,.thefinventionihasfonits purpose to? afford lockinglme'ans thatfmaintainthe back iirmly against" "movement whenti'ni' upright... l0'Y position, and whichcan bei'quickly and easilylresleasedlto permit' folding th'evbalclc i:vhernthefV seat isnotinuse.h ,Y i Another' object: ofthe invention .isi to provide locking meansf` located at-"onevside of;O tlziegseau 15`^ having no partsprojectinglrearwardly beyond the back edge ofthezseatoi. above the topusurface4 offthe seat, so asito`4 facilitate packingnand'pre-m Vent likelihood` of damagen iny shipment, while a't the same .time aioiding ai .structure thaltl is :of 2 01 hal'rmonious and pleasing'appearance and `can ybe'z readilymanipulateci. 1 :y

An additional: purpose of the invention Ais Lto` afford a hingelplatefand: locking-.meansfthaltisx ,with parts-ibroken away, and illustrating thehinge platevandt'locfking means;

Fig.' 4"is .an enlarged horizontal sectional view,

pantiallylbrokenfaway,on. line 4-4 of liig.` 3;

tliigsg ti'sd an` enlarged-vertical dsectionall View,

diig'.` 65is a=detail view inl sidenelevation. of the spningzllocking plate, and j u @.Fig. 'L isa detailside elevation. partially broken awayyof;thethingemembenl t l l l Referring: moregpartieularly to` the drawing in which;like` reference numerals refer-to the same parts: throughoutvthe .several views;` l designates am infants toilet .l seat. provided with? the usual pinsqlllfor; holding` itl inllproper relation when l supported Jon@ an adults` toiletV seau-3 ydesignates the `loackwhich is hinged to thefseat in themanne'rlthat will .be described presently, while #desigand'l arellinks pivotallyeonneoting the side arms downwardly uponz thelseatlwhennot in use', in theimannerillustrated inilig.` 2.. l

un; .the construction. showin; the. back s, which particularly adapted? foriiusen` with a-f ffoldingr25-ispreferably constructed of wood, extends downwooden back whichwherr l in :upright position ex-r tends into close proximityi to the upper surface. of

the seat,while the locking member isentirely ;con cealed, except :im: its operatingxportionwardly to a. point in close proximity touth'e 'top surfcetoflthe--seat .l"-, see; Fig. 5, andf (i` designates one. `or 'morelresilientibumpers `formed ofA rubber another suitablelmateriali and attached." to the theseat in which the:lock ing portionwisgmoyable.

Anothenobjectpf theA invention is to aiorda, construction of economical manufacture thatycan be readily assembled, and is strong; durable; and

eiectiveltoA accomplish the purposerfonwhich it 35,53accidentalidisplacement.` l i matedby sliehtpressure tereleeseatlie backend 491 permit,ioldingtheilatter.

To these other` en ds, the inyentionconsists in the construction .and arrangement Of-fnartsihat willappearclearly .from thelfollowine. .description i wheni'eadlin conjunctionwvith the accompanying ,dlmemkienu havingl a. lockingrecess-II atits lower i theiclaimsfollowingythespecication.- i

lathe drwiner Fig. 1" is a `View inside Ieleyationuof an infants drawing, the novel features beingpointe@ out erred embodiment of` Atl'iel inyention andilluslowered or folded position; l 'l slightly against` theluppr-suifaceofl the seat when the `back isnelevated and llocked in upright posi'- tion?,` thus acting; `in coopcraltionlwithlthe locking` mean's touhold thewbacklfirmly andsecureiainst .Insorder ,to permitt` swinging the back from folded `touprightposition .and to` lockt it` in such upright position, the back is provided with `hinge members,l or: plates` at the` sidesg each To'fl which .includes an upper portionfl: havinglinwardly proj ectingledge; flanges :8l thatfoverlie the`A iiont` and backwsurfaces'iof theL back, said` upper portion being` secured by-meanslofl theuscrews" 9, while ID designates theflowen portion ot the hinge rear@ portiom and` I2i designates` a `forwardly projecting-l portion onlthe hingeplate that islpivotally attached `toffthefseat i 'to'.V permit kthe necessaryA swinging movementof thelbaclo relation to the 5a-yseat... l

In.. order to hold themed; injuprght-position,

locking means isprovdefl fols lokrlgeneaeement with the. 199mm edge I3 0f the locking recess Il in the hingeplate; and to accommodate such` lockthrough the hinge plate and attaching portion I6 of the locking member into the seat.

The locking portion I5 of the spring plate is yieldable into the recess I4 and provided with top and bottom laterally extending guiding flanges I 8 that engage the top and bottom surfaces ofthe recess I4, as shown in Fig. 5, to hold the locking member in proper relation and guide its movement, while I9 designates a locking projection formed on the locking portion and arranged to engage the bottom edge I3 of the locking recess II in the hinge plate when the back is in upright position and thus hold the back firmly with the rubber bumper 6 compressed between the lower edge of the back vand the top surface of the seat.

The outer surface vof the locking projection I9 is tapered and bevelled upwardly, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, to permit the back 3 to be elevated readily during which the hinge plate I rides downwardly over the tapered bevelled surface of the locking projection I9, forcing the locking portion I inwardly of the recess I4, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, until the locking recess II of the hinge plate is coincident with the locking projection I9. Thereupon the locking portion I5 moves back to the full line position of Fig. 4 and projection I9 enters the recess II and is held in contact with the lower edge I3 thereof. 1 In this position, the locking projection holds the back rmly and securely in upright positionin such a way that it cannot. be accidentally lowered, and in order to releasethe back to permit folding, the locking member is provided with means to facilitate pressing the locking vprojection I9 inwardly out of engagement with the locking recess II in the hinge plate.

This is accomplished by a forwardly extending operating or,nger portion that preferably overlies the locking projection I9 and is spaced therefrom. This operating portion is designated at and is vconnected to the locking portion of the spring plate by a wall 2I which is arranged so as `to be flush with the rearedge of the seat. The

wall 2I does not project rearwardly beyond the rear edge of the seat, and hencethe seat when folded can be packed in a minimum space determined by the outside dimensions of the seat and folded side arms.

When the back is to be folded,A the operating portion 20 is pressed toward the'side edge of the seat, forcing the yieldable spring locking portion I5 and locking projection I9 inwardly of the recess I4 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 until the locking projection I9 is clear of thelocking recess II, whereupon the back 3 can be swung forwardly and folded on to the seat in the manner shown in Fig 2. This operation can be facilitated by pressing the back slightly rearasf Wardly to compress further the resilient bumper` 6 at the same time that operating portion 20 is pressed toward the sideedge -of the seat, and while this operation is not necessary to the release of the back, it eases the-operation by slightly decreasing the resistance to inward movement of the locking member through moving the'edge I3 of the locking recess in the hinge plate slightly downwardly with relation to the locking projection I9, so that the latter can be pressed more readily away from the hinge plate and into the recess I4.

While the invention has been described with reference to the particular embodiment shown, it is not confined to the details herein disclosed, and this application is intended to cover such modifications or other adaptations as may come within the purposes of the invention and the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with an infants toilet seat having a, recess in one side edge, of a spring member secured to the seat having a locking portion yieldable in Asaid recess and carrying a locking projection thereon, a back, and a hinge member fixed tothe back and pivotally attached to said side edge of the seat, the hinge member having an opening engageable with said locking projection when the back is in upright position.

2. The combination with an infants toilet seat havinga recess in one side edge, of a spring member having a locking portion yieldable in said recess and carrying a locking projection thereon and an attaching portion secured to said side edge, a back, and a hinge member fixed to the back and pivotally attached to said side edge of the seat in contact with the spring member for swinging movement thereover, the hinge member having a recess engageable with said locking projection when the back is in upright position.

3. The combination with an infants toilet seat having a recess in one side edge, of a spring member having a locking portion yieldable in said recess and carrying a locking projection thereon and an attaching portion secured to said side edge at a point forwardly of the recess, a back,

`land a hinge member fixed to the back and piv ally attached to said side edge of the seat at point forwardly of said recess in contact with the spring member over which it is movable, said hinge member having a recess the bottom edge of which is engageable with said locking projection when the back is'in upright position.

4.- The combination with an infants toilet seat having a recess in one side edge, of a spring member having a locking portion yieldable in said recess and carrying a locking projection thereon and an attaching portion secured to said side edge at a point forwardlyr of the recess, and a forwardly extending operating portion overlying and spaced from the locking portion and connected therewith by a wall that is flush with the rear edge ofthe seat, a back, and a hinge member fixed to the back and provided with a forward portion pivotally attachedto the seat in contact. with said attaching portion of the spring member, said hinge member having a locking recess at its lower rear portion engageable with said locking projection when the back is in upright position.

5. The combinationv with an'infants toilet seat having a recess in one side edge, of a spring memhaving a recess in one side edge, of a spring memhaving a locking recess at its lower rear portionv engageable with said locking projection when the back is in upright position, and said locking portion having top and bottom horizontal guiding flanges movable over the top and bottom surfaces of the recess.

'7. The combination with an infants toilet seat Y having a recess in one side edge, of a spring member having a locking portion yieldable in said recess and carrying a lookin-g projection thereon, top and bottom horizontal guiding flanges on the locking portion movable over the top and bottom surfaces of the recess, said spring member having an attaching portion, a forwardly extending ope'rating portion overlying and spaced from the locking portion and connected therewith by a wall that is flush with the rear edge of the seat, a back, a hinge member includinganvupper portion attached to a side edge of the back, a forward portion, and fastening means extending through said forward portion of the hinge member and through the attaching portion of the spring member and holding the hinge member pivotally in contact with the spring member, said hinge member having a locking recess engageable with said locking projection when the back is in upright position.

8. The combination with an infants toilet seat having a recess in one side edge, of a spring member having a locking portion yieldable in said recess and carrying a locking projection thereon, top and bottom horizontal guiding flanges on the lockingportion movable over the top and bottom surfaces of the recess, said spring member having an attaching portion secured to said side edge forwardly of the recess, a forwardly extending operating portion overlying and spaced from the locking portionand connected therewith by a wall that is flush with therear edge of the seat, a back having a bottom edge that is spaced slightly above the seatwhenin upright position, Vyieldable means attached to said bottom edge of the back and engageable with the upper surface of the seat whenthe back is in upright position, a hinge member including an upper portion attached to a side edge 0f the `back near the bottomv thereof,

and a forward .portion that is pivotally secured to said side edge of the seat in contact with the i spring member and movable thereover, said hinge memberhaving a looking recess at its lower rear` portion engageable with said locking projection when the back is in upright position.

9. The combination with an infants toilet seat 1 having a recess in one side edge, of a spring member having' a locking portion yieldable in said recess andcarrying a locking projection thereon, top and bottom horizontal guiding flangeson the locking portion movable over the top and bottom surfaces of the recess, said spring member having an attaching portion, a back, a hinge member including an upper portion attached to a side edge of the back, a forward portion, and fastening means extending through said forward portion of the hinge member and through the attaching portion of 'the spring member and holding the .hinge member pivotally in contact with the spring member, said hinge member having a locking recess engageable with said locking projection when the back is in upright-position.

WILLIAM C. BAXTER. 

